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It doesn't give me a single format string that I can use to convert back and forth between "records" and "fields". The "problem" is that you cannot have a single conversion that produces binary numeric data for internal math use, and also produces asciified hex string for display purposes. It's the same as asking for a single printf format that will display an number as decimal and hex. It cannot be done. The solution is to have two templates: 1 for internal packing and unpacking:
And another for unpack a record for display purposes:
There is simply no way to implement a single template that would server both purposes. Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.
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In reply to Re^5: Using pack to evaluate text strings as hexadecimal values
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